Saturday, January 09, 2010

Translate please...

It used to be much more difficult and expensive to have a written translation from one language to the other, or several languages before the internet. Now, thanks to the internet and companies like Translia, it's never been easier to be able to find a translator who is an expert in your languages of choice. Depending on the amount of work needing to be done, it's also possible to get free translations done.

Before companies would have to have their own translators on the payroll or locate someone who could translate documents, then get the documents to them, then wait for it to be done and sent back. Now with the internet many projects can be completed in one day. This is a good time to share a warning about free online translating software as opposed to professional translators, they are great for personal purposes or for a sentence or two, but not reliable for any type of a project that consumers will actually use. I learned that thanks to my husband who is fluent in Spanish, he laughed at me on more than one occasion when I tried to write something in Spanish...

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